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A Methodist Minister Blogging like it’s 2006

Category: Faith stuff

  • Hymn of the day

    Hymn of the day

    A change from the Wesleys today, but I’m sure even they won’t mind giving way to this classic bit of hymnody.

  • Hymn of the day

    Hymn of the day

    Another hymn by Charles Wesley. This hymn was adapted by John Wesley for public use from a love poem that his brother Charles had originally written for his wife, Sarah (Sally).

  • Hymn of the day

    Hymn of the day

    Today’s hymn was written by German theologian Joachim Lange (1670 -1744) and translated into English by John Wesley.

  • Hymn of the day

    Hymn of the day

    Another of Charles Wesley’s hymns. I don’t think I’ve ever sung this one, but it is a fine statement of Christian hope in a time of bereavement.

  • Hymn of the day

    Hymn of the day

    One of Charles Wesley’s best known hymns today

  • With all your mind?

    With all your mind?

    Kim Fabricius argues that learning and scholarship are not the enemies of faith

  • On reading the Bible

    On reading the Bible

    How we read the Bible is very often at the heart of the issue when Christians disagree. I offer a few guidelines on how I think the Bible is best approached.

  • Hymn of the Day

    Hymn of the Day

    This is not one of Mr Wesley’s that I’ve ever sung, but I think it should be! I can’t tell you what tune it would have been set to, but it goes nicely to ‘Amsterdam’

  • Thoughts at St Govan’s Chapel

    Thoughts at St Govan’s Chapel

    This is St Govan’s Chapel, set almost at the bottom of a sea cliff on the Pembrokeshire coastline. It dates from the twelfth century, but is reputed to be on the site of a sixth century hermitage. The origins of the place are lost in myth, but it has long been (and remains) a place […]